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SPECIAL SHOOTING. 



Competition. — After the shooting for the first and second 

 years has been completed, competitions are held. 



The shooting is conducted by the regimental commander 

 according to rules given by the minister of war, and the 

 inspector general for the cavalry. 



The marksmen are selected from the records of firing in 

 accordance with rules specified for each competition. 



No special practice for the competitions is permitted. 



The regimental commander reports to the war office the 

 results of the competitions. 



OTHER COMPETITIONS. 



If the time allows, and there is sufficient ammunition avail- 

 able, further competitions are held : Against movable targets 

 (gallery shooting, 10-meter distance) ; rapid firing (with blank 

 cartridges) and shooting at unmeasured distances (ball 

 cartridges). 



AMMUNITION. 



The supply of ammunition in the field is regulated as 

 follows : 



For each man with carbine, 40 ball cartridges, of which 30 

 are in Bretton holders in the ammunition bags, and 10 in the 

 magazine. 



For each man with revolver, 24 ball cartridges, in 4 boxes 

 with 6 in each, which are kept in the cartridge-bag. 



Regimental school 



First year with the squadron 



Second year with the squadron 



Third and fourth year with the squadron 



Practice school 



Officers and underofficers 



Gallery 

 cartridges. 



Ball car- 

 tridges for 

 carbine. 



Ball car- 

 tridges for 

 revolver. 



In drilling the horses to stand fire, and in field maneuvers, 

 the following number of blank cartridges can be used for the 

 carbine : 



Regimental school 20 cartridges per man. 



Men of the first year 40 cartridges per man. 



Men of the second year 40 cartridges per man. 



Men of the third and fourth year 30 cartridges per man. 



Second lieutenants, sergeants, and corpo- 

 rals' school .40 cartridges per man. 



Undercorporals' school 30 cartridges per man. 



